Replacing an Excel Ledger with a SharePoint List — Sharing, History, and Flow Integration to Put an End to the Broken Ledger (archived 2026-08-30)

Abstract

A practical guide to migrating an Excel ledger on a shared folder to a SharePoint list (Microsoft Lists). Covers solving concurrent editing, overwrites and row misalignment, the import procedure from Excel, column type design, a correct understanding of the 5,000 list view threshold, and Power Automate integration. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/sharepoint-list-excel-ledger-migration/, as published on 2026-08-30. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-18.